Water-gas apparatus.



PATENTED GCT. 29, 1907.

H. TAUSSIG. WATER GAS 'APPA-RAlUS.`

AEPLIOATIQN FILED AUG.6. 1906.v

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APPLICATION AFILED AUG. 6, 1906.

PATENTED OCT. 29, 1907.

J, WATER GAS APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.6,1906. l

H. TAUSSIG.

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No. 869.814. PATENTBD OCT. 29 1907.

J. H, TAUssG; WATER GAS APPARATUS., APPLIUATION FILED AVUG. 6, 1996*.

'IIHIHHHH lewin@ isas ecication.

I vproved and -corninercial apparatus by rnean'scf vVhich invention willbe rnoreiully understood rom r.the'fol' lowing description taken inconnection with the-accom;

T o these and other ends hereinafter set forth the enligne teatri-ENT(o'sisicis.. j I

JOHN nAu'LnY musste, or" PH1r..i nEL ri-in\, rnNNs'Y-Lvnniii, Assioma ToTHE UNiTED GAS-IMPROVEMENT COME-Hilf, OF Pl'lILlDELPl'llA, PENNSYLVANIA,A CORPORATION OF i.

PENNSYLVi-XNIA.

To o?? vrwhom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, IOHN H uvtny TaUssIG, a citizenv of the UnitedStates,'residing at the'cty of'PhiladeL' phia, in the county oPhiladclphia'and *State yeffe-n nprovenients in' Water-Gas Apparatus,.of which thefol- Objects of the present invention to provide an irntheheat ofthe Water and blast gasesrhay'be practically utilized. forgenerating steam; to provide 'or passing' either' the blast orilluminating gases-or both', 'through l the boiler aswell as'for cuttingont the b oler'so that the" gas r'naking operation need not' bevinterrupted when the vention, statedin general terms, 'Coniprises k.theim;

yprovenlents 'to'.be presently described and` claimed. r,

The nature, characteristic features-and' scopeofmy panying drawingsforming' hereo'l and inwhi'ch:

Figure l, 'is an' elevational vieW of apparatus'epibo'dy" ing featuresof the invention'. Fig. 2, isa top .or 'plan View oithejsarnelgl Fig. 3,is a frontvewv drawn to van enlarged scaleaii'd` .illustrating portions'of the appara- .y

tus. Fig. 4,' isatop' or plan view, principallyv in 'section`,illustrating portions of the apparatus. Fig. v5, .is a

side view illustrating' detalsof construction not vsl1ovvn' v in Fig, 4,and'Fig. 6,' is'a'seetional detached view showf ing details ofconstruction.

.ln the drawings l, is thechainber' from ,tvhich th'eij waterand blastgases leavefthe Water gasapparatusl lt is-coinnionly called a fixingchamber and will be r` fer-red toby that .name-in the-followingdescription. is cylindrical and lthe gases leaveit at its top by in eansfof connections through its generally flat top.

' 2, :is a generally rectangular framework showri'lto-.consist oflattice uprghts having suitable tie :rods and of cross-'Wise rangingangle-beams B. From this rarnework -the'biler 4, is suspended as shownby links 5, connected at one of their ends'to the bearhs 3,v andat theother of their-ends tol-ears secured t0 .the shellfol'the' boiler. Theboiler is thus conveniently and properly supported in proximityfwjiththei'top oftheixing cham. ber and in such a vWayas to allow forexpansionand cori;

-trac'tion 'of the fix-ing chamber, connections 'and'boileri f Byarrangingthe boiler horizontally 0r at an inclination tothe horizontal,as shown, it may be' convenientlyand" properly .cleaned at suchintervals as are renderednec'-v it.. The inlet end o i thefboiler ishigher thanthe outlet I end s o that the tariydeposits occur near thecooler WATnRons' APPAnaTUs.

Specicaton' of Letters Patent. Application filed August v6. l906. Serialll0. 329,378.

they would be baked. The boiler' is shown as provided arnet er of shell.At/theriglrt-harid -or`high end of the boilerthereisa-chambergglinedfwith fire brick or the like, and which may be called'acombustion charnber,

' and itfsshown as'provided withaman-hole 10Q 'At the lef-thand' or lowend di -tli boler'there'is alcharnber or 's a door' for.removably-closing the vendl v 0f-the ,d

vIsrriokebox 1l. l 'SIQQke'box Thisjdooris hovvn to'cons'istof acastiron :aftight'jtmt 'The @s eu'atfts top with an eye 18,byineans"offwihicli-a be .suspended from a Wheel travelingon .a track-6,.so'that'whenfth bolts are in pstativel'y short whe supported inproximityfyv .t hA Y b er IThe gases leave" the .top

boiler, the air and bla-stv .gaseshavej time to become thoroughly mixedand burn beiorebecolningchilled by' theboilen The s'r'nokeboi: 11,isprovi'ded with anvoff# take 25, which leads to 'the stack 26, and 'isprovided tvith a yalve 27, shown as operated by means of a h draul'ic.'ylindar 28; *The 'sn1'oke,box ll,` alsol has'v corn' a aeatentedoct.29,1907.

.with a steam 7,7sovtl1'at the shell canbe'illed with'. tubesf, .thusaffordingala'gelleatng surface for the di'-v Sylvania, have' inventedcertain new and' useful 'lm `releasedthe door canbe'moved of 'the,iiifay,' Thus he'reis apassage 19,

f'erhployed which is -solidj'vvhen it is :desired t6 close the-fpassage, 'as forinstance 'duringr'epairs lA` vraterooledvalvole-arranged the branch 22. In the apparatus.

munication Withthe'washbox 29, byway ot a conn'ec vll.

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, lower en d :and thus do not falll back to the het part tvlere -rirnl13,j.provide withafwroughtf-ironplateale. 'Thev l thefixing chamberata'`very high temperaturel l"The escribed construction o l bles therntojproperly `play' their partsrin providing il-commercially operativeapparatus; 'lfliispassageis isoconsist of apo'rl'- "tion 20, otgenerallyrectangularc rosssection'and pro# 1 vided mutatie. 21,bi means tilwhiehijtjeanfb i cleaned, or, which may bekeniployedlor ythe.'inti'duc-j 'eoonary vair fort-11e; purpose the Wall of the fixingchaiibernear vits top. By introduc'- i i `ing' the air to theblastgasesprior to their entry into Ithev .l

tion 33. i 3l), is the gas take-off by which the illuminating gas inayYbe led from the fixing chamber l, to the Wash box 3l, vwithouttraversing the boiler'. The outlet of the wash box is provided with avalve 32;

During the blow the blast gases from thev fixing uchaini' ber l', passthrough the boiler which absorbs their heat,

and they escape by way oi the off-take 25, and lstack the valve 27,having been opened to permit of `their passage. During the run the watergas traverses the boiler to which it imparts its-sensible heat,thereupon the water gas traverses the` pipe 33, reaches the :wash

box 29, and the'nce may be led by way of the pipe 34;

the valve 35, being open.` The valve 27, is oi course closed during therun. .I it is not desired to pass theilluminating gas-through the boilerthe valve $5, is closed and the valve 32 is open and the gas passes bypipe to the wash-box 3l, and thence to the pipe 84,

.other purposes.

I clairn:

l. The combination of a boiler, the-fixing chamber of a n Water gasapparatus provided with ednctio'n connections for illuminating andblastgases which eduction connections by-pass the boiler structure, aconnection for conveywhich leads to the relief holder. AIt is'possibleto conneet more than one set o Water gas apparatus with the l ingcithergas inte the boilcrstructure, and eduction cou- 'wlicrcby either or bothgases can be passed through lthe boiler pr excluded' from the entireboiler structure'without ,l nterferingl-with-the operation of the gasapparatus.

I 2. '.l-he combination of a water gas appai'atus,`tubes through= whichgases pn and-Which are inclined for the f tubes and provided withan'elevatcd communicating steam drum adapted to Contain water andthereby insure com Y 4pleteiinnierslion. of the tubes and prevent theirburning by the incoming gases, and means for leading eithery blast gas`oi' illuminating,`- ras r both troni the apparatus through the l tubesfrom the higher to the lower end thereof, whereby tion end of the boilerthus preventing cokng and obstruction, substantially as described. v l

sectional passage interposed between the two and whereof stantially asdescribed. y

4. The combination Aof a`water gas apparatus, an inclined fire tubeboiler of which allparts of all the tubes are arranged below the Waterlevel and the inclination of the boiler permitting of the escape ofsteam frein the upper tube sheet thereof viithout the formation ofsteain pockets' which if present would'permit of the burning of the endsof `llie tubes, and means for leaning either blast `gas or illummatinggas or both frornthe'apparatus through the tubes l,troni thchigher to the `lower end thereof, whereby tarl'yv deposit from 'theilluminating gas flows to the eduction end of the boiler thus preventingcoking and obstruction, sub-A stantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have vhereunto signed my name.

lJOHN HAWLEY TAUSSIG.

Witnesses:

W. J. JACKSON, Firmin E. llmcw'cn.

-eductlodoi tarry deposits, a, boiler shell illled .with saidA il.. 'lhecombination offthe iixing chamber, a boiler, and a 'nections from theboiler structure for each kind of gas,

sorne of. the sections are wedge shaped and detachable, sub` 45 tarrydeposits from the illuminatingr gas dow' to the educv-

